There have been two roads closed near our house due to landslides last week. One is a major north-south highway through Guatemala that runs right by our neighborhood.
In this photo, you can see the hole in the highway, which is at the edge of a huge ravine, hundreds of feet deep. More of the road has been falling away each time it rains, and we are still in the middle of rainy season. They are letting people walk really close to the landslide, which is terribly dangerous. People wanting to travel north or south by bus have to get off the bus on one side and walk across, carrying their heavy loads, and then get on another bus on the other side. We are blessed to be on the same side of the landslide as town, so we can still drive into town for shopping.
There was also a landslide closing a smaller road leading to ASELSI, which we can see from our upstairs balcony. This is difficult for ASELSI, which has several medical clinics a week and a Bible school. In this photo, you can see how they covered the edge with a tarp, and they also dug several new ditches trying to keep the water from washing away more of the road.
Thank you for your prayers for our roads and for people's safety.
